Middle East

Iranian flag behind a prisoner in a cell

Sarah Glynn looks at the brutal crackdown on Kurds and other minorities and activists since the Israeli-United States bombings of Iran.

Corporate media and establishment politicians went into a frenzy when musicians performing at the iconic Glastonbury Festival in Britain spoke out against Israel鈥檚 genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, reports Isaac Nellist.

NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge told Suzanne James聽that聽Israel and the United States鈥櫬燼ttacks on Iran were 鈥渙utright illegal鈥, with 鈥渘o evidence鈥 that Iran is close to having nuclear weapons.

Niko Leka聽reports that First Nations Elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe has lodged an application with the Federal Court for Hamas to be removed聽from the list of terrorist organisations, as Hamas is a legitimate political entity.

B-2 bomber in a hangar

The aftermath of Operation Midnight Hammer, a strike by the United States Air Force on three nuclear facilities in Iran authorised by President Donald Trump, was raucous and triumphant. But that depended on what company you were keeping, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Iranian broadcasting studio on fire after missile strike

Left organisations in Malaysia, the Philippines, India and Australia have responded to Israel鈥檚 illegal 鈥減re-emptive鈥 strikes on Iran and the bombing of Iran鈥檚 nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan by the United States, reports Susan Price.

Thousands of people took to the streets across Australia over June 27鈥29, again demanding Labor sanctions Israel and stops sending arms. Pip Hinman and Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟.听

Greens spokesperson for foreign affairs, peace and nuclear disarmament, David Shoebridge, speaks to 91自拍论坛's Suzanne James.

Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright discusses the illegal United States and Israeli attacks on Iran on the latest episode of the 91自拍论坛 Show.

The strikes on Iran are the manifestation of a failing international order, where the 鈥渕utually binding rules-based order鈥 is being replaced by the pantomime of strongman politics, argues聽Academics for Palestine WA and Gwen Velge.

Palestine solidarity activists are organising to converge on Parliament House in Canberra to demand Labor places sanctions on genocidal Israel. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Labor鈥檚 position is the culmination of a decades-long process of eroding United Nations鈥 convention commitments and obligations, argues Peter Henning.